Dubai Business Agility Forum

Virtual Event:
Tuesday, March 15, 2022

9:00AM - 4:30PM
GST /UAE TIME (GMT +4)

  • 1 Day Mega Event
  • 10 Insightful Sessions
  • 2 Inspiring Keynote Addresses by Scaled Agile, Inc
  • 13 Remarkable Leadership Speakers
  • Earn up to 8 PMI PDUs
  • Exclusive Offers and Gift Vouchers for All Participants
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This one-day virtual event is the Business Agility event of the year — a not-to-be-missed opportunity to gain unique insights from Agile transformation experts!

You can look forward to

  • World-class keynotes from the leadership of Scaled Agile, Inc
  • Three tracks: Technical; Leadership; and Product and Execution
  • Live sessions from leading industry experts
  • SAFe® Program Consultant Trainer (SPCT) speakers
  • Customer success stories direct from enterprises
  • Panel discussion between Agile transformation leaders
  • Multiple community engagement opportunities

Agenda

Keynotes delivered directly from Scaled Agile thought leaders will get you up-to-speed with the latest SAFe® trends in Dubai. Below is the full agenda:

  • You'll discover new strategies to achieve business agility and deliver customer value more efficiently while working in the industry.
  • You'll gain insights into the Agile transformation experiences of industry clients.
  • You'll derive value from the panel discussion on "Is There a Difference Between Agility and Business Agility?".
  • You'll leave with tactical takeaways to apply in your own organization.

Time   General Sessions
09:00 AM GST - 09:15 AM GST  Welcome Address by Tariq Querishy
09:15 AM GST - 10:00 AM GST  Keynote Speech by Joe Vallone, Scaled Agile, Inc
10:00 AM GST - 10:30 AM GST  "Summarizing the Key Note by Joe Vallone – Relevance to the Dubai Market" by Shahid Din
10:30 AM GST - 10:40 AM GST  Virtual Coffee Break
10:40 AM GST - 11:15 AM GST  Transformation Experience - Talk #1
"Accelerating CRM Projects with SAFe" by Dr. Fraz Chishti
11:15 AM GST - 11:25 AM GST  Virtual Coffee Break
11:25 AM GST - 12:00 PM GST  Track 1 - Technical
"Business Agility and Software Craftsmanship - A Perfect Match" by Ashwinee Kalkura

Track 2 - Leadership
"Innovate Like a Startup Using Lean Portfolio Management Practices" by Ramesh Nori

Track 3 - Product and Execution
"Assessing Competence When Recruiting Agile Teams" by Rozina Nawaz
12:00 PM GST - 01:00 PM GST  Lunch Break
01:15 PM GST - 01:45 PM GST   "Personal Agility and Productivity" by Tomislav Hren
01:45 PM GST - 02:20 PM GST   Keynote Speech by Dr. Stephen Mayner, Scaled Agile, Inc
02:20 PM GST - 02:30 PM GST   Virtual Coffee Break
02:30 PM GST - 03:10 PM GST   Agile Transformation Experience - Client Story #2
03:10 PM GST - 03:40 PM GST  Panel Discussion: "Is There a Difference Between Agility and Business Agility?" with Dr. Fraz Chishti, Ramesh Nori, Kirsty Weston, Sheila Nazareth
03:40 PM GST - 03:50 PM GST   Virtual Coffee Break
03:50 PM GST - 04:15 PM GST  Fireside Chat: "My SPC Journey" with Dua'a Al Toobi and Ali AlHaddad
04:15 PM GST - 04:30 PM GST  Thank You Address / Offers / Value Adds

Speakers

Joe Vallone
Joe Vallone Agile Coach, SPCT, SAFe Fellow Scaled Agile, Inc.
Dr. Stephen Mayner
Dr. Stephen Mayner SAFe Fellow and Principal Consultant Scaled Agile, Inc.
Dr. Fraz Chishti
Dr. Fraz Chishti SVP, Head of Client Experience Mashreq Bank
Tomislav Hren
Tomislav Hren Productivity and Transformation Coach Agility Public Warehousing Co. K.S.C.
Kirsty Weston
Kirsty Weston Head of Capability Development, Communications, Transformation First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)
Peter Larnholt
Peter Larnholt Chief Information Officer Du Telecom
Sheila Nazareth
Sheila Nazareth Lead - Aviation Advisory KPMG
Ali AlHaddad
Ali AlHaddad Director and Enterprise Agile Coach Du Telecom
Dua'a Al Toobi
Dua'a Al Toobi Organization Development Lead UAE Banking Sector
Shahid Din
Shahid Din SPC and Group Chief Executive Officer The Learning Initiative
Rozina Nawaz
Rozina Nawaz Enterprise Transformation Coach and Strategist UAE Banking/Aviation/L&D
Ramesh Nori
Ramesh Nori SAFe SPCT, Practice Lead & Principal Consultant CyberBahn
Ashwinee Kalkura
Ashwinee Kalkura SAFe SPCT & Principal Consultant CyberBahn

Venue Info

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Virtual

The Dubai Business Agility Forum will be a virtual event held on the Zoom video platform. Zoom supports breakout rooms and tracks, chat and voice capability, screen sharing, and is secure, easy to use and reliable. A week before the conference, you will receive a Zoom link with instructions on how to log into the Event.

 
Code of Conduct

Dubai Business Agility participants - whether attendees, speakers, staff, or exhibitors - shall conduct themselves at all times with professionalism and civility, and demonstrate respect and courtesy to all. Scaled Agile reserves the right to rescind registration or attendance at Dubai Business Agility in its discretion for violations of this policy.